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Ragnarok and Roll, Too
Only one other trailer was as surprising and exciting to see out of SDCC besides Justice League: Thor-Ragnarok. What was exciting was how the trailer moved our understanding of the movie’s plot forward without giving too much away. Turns … Continue reading
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Closer to the Tower
We’re just at a week until the release of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The movie clocks in at just over an hour-and-a-half, which is a little concerning to me until I remember that The Gunslinger, the first book in … Continue reading
Are You Ready, Player One?
A couple of Decembers ago I found myself in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport without a novel to read. I left the terminal bookstore with a copy of Cline’s Ready Player One (and this after at least a year of hearing … Continue reading
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Fireworks, Gandalf
Every year on the Fourth of July this comes to mind.
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Our Arthurian Summer
We’re in the middle of an attempted summertime Arthurian renaissance. I say attempted because it hasn’t been going all that well. King Arthur and his knights are always swirling around somewhere in the creative, storytelling mix, which makes it interesting … Continue reading
Entering the Dark (Cinematic) Universe
Today I caught an a.m. showing of The Mummy. It was either that or Pirates, and I just wasn’t up for 2 1/2 hours of pirate storytelling (perhaps later this week). Brendan Fraser’s The Mummy Returns was one of my … Continue reading
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Whatever a Spider Can
This morning Michael Giacchino posted a clip that should make long-time Spider-Man fans happy. Hopefully it will play a prominent role in this summer’s Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. Turn up the volume and hit ‘play.’
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Once More for the Planet of the Apes
We’re a couple of weeks into the summer movie season. Guardians Volume 2 was good, with a heavier ending than I had anticipated and that worked well. Last weekend saw the release of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, which … Continue reading
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To the Dark Tower, Come
Today saw the release of the first trailer for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Check it out. Some initial thoughts: it looks good. Is it as gritty as the source material? Not at all. There are books in the series … Continue reading
Closer to the Field of Roses (or everything goes 19)
Trailer sometime tomorrow. Hoping that this movie is as amazing as it deserves to be.
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Space Enough, and Time 